Volga Federal District
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| Приволжский федеральный округ (Russian) Volga Federal District |
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 Location of the Volga Federal District (within Russia) |
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| Anthem: None | |
| Administrative center | Nizhny Novgorod |
| Established | May 18, 2000 |
| Political status Federal subjects Economic regions |
Federal district 14 contained 3 contained |
| Area | |
| Area - Rank within Russia |
1,038,000 km² 5th |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
| Population - Rank within Russia - Density - Urban - Rural |
31,154,744 inhabitants 2nd 30 inhab. / km² n/a n/a |
| Official language | Russian {{{LangList}}} others |
| Government | |
| Presidential Envoy | Grigory Rapota |
| Official website | |
| http://www.pfo.ru | |
Volga (Privolzhsky) Federal District (Russian: Приво́лжский федера́льный о́круг, Privolzhsky federalny okrug) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It forms the southeastern part of European Russia. Its population was 31,154,744 (70.4% urban) according to the 2002 Census, living on an area of 1,038,000 square kilometers (400,774.0 sq mi). Grigory Rapota was appointed the federal district's Presidential Envoy on May 12, 2008.
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[edit] Demographics
[edit] Federal subject
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| # | Flag | Federal subject | Capital/Administrative center |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Republic of Bashkortostan | Ufa |
| 2 |  |
Kirov Oblast | Kirov |
| 3 |  |
Mari El Republic | Yoshkar-Ola |
| 4 |  |
Republic of Mordovia | Saransk |
| 5 |  |
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | Nizhny Novgorod |
| 6 |  |
Orenburg Oblast | Orenburg |
| 7 |  |
Penza Oblast | Penza |
| 8 |  |
Perm Krai | Perm |
| 9 |  |
Samara Oblast | Samara |
| 10 |  |
Saratov Oblast | Saratov |
| 11 |  |
Republic of Tatarstan | Kazan |
| 12 |  |
Udmurt Republic | Izhevsk |
| 13 |  |
Ulyanovsk Oblast | Ulyanovsk |
| 14 |  |
Chuvash Republic | Cheboksary |
[edit] Presidential plenipotentiary envoys
- Sergei Kiriyenko (May 18, 2000 – November 14, 2005)
- Alexandr Konovalov (November 14, 2005 – May 12, 2008)
- Grigory Rapota (12 May 2008 – Present)[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Lenta.ru: Biography of Grigory Rapota (Russian)
